Södertälje Municipality

Södertälje Municipality (Södertälje kommun) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Södertälje.

Södertälje Municipality

Södertälje kommun
Municipality
Södertälje Old Town Hall
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyStockholm County
SeatSödertälje
Area
 • Total694.24 km2 (268.05 sq mi)
 • Land525.15 km2 (202.76 sq mi)
 • Water169.09 km2 (65.29 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total98,979
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSödermanland
Municipal code0181
Websitewww.sodertalje.se
Density is calculated using land area only.
E20

It borders to Lake Mälaren in the north and the Baltic Sea in the south, and within the Stockholm County to Nykvarn Municipality and Salem Municipality and also border Södermanland County and its municipals Gnesta and Trosa.

Södertälje also has the fifth largest number of Finnish-speaking Sweden Finns in Sweden: 11,000, or around 13 per cent of the city population. Thus, taken together, Finns and Estimated 120,000 Assyrians in Sweden and account for 40 per cent of the inhabitants of the city.

The municipality was created 1967–1971 through the amalgamation of the former City of Södertälje with large rural and suburban areas surrounding it. In 1999, it was split when a new entity, Nykvarn Municipality, was detached from Södertälje Municipality.

Industry

Two big industries dominate Södertälje. Scania AB is a world leading manufacturer of trucks and busses and employed over 9,000 people. AstraZeneca is an international manufacturer of drugs (medicine) employing over 3,000 people. The municipal Södertälje itself employs over 5,600 people including teachers and people working with elderly people.

Södertälje has a canal, Södertälje Canal, that is very important for the ships who want to reach the big lake Mälaren from the Baltic Sea.

Demography

Population development
Population development in Södertälje Municipality 1970–2017
Year Population
1970
75,751
1975
77,695
1980
80,045
1985
79,764
1990
81,786
1995
82,355
2000
77,882
2005
80,553
2010
86,246
2015
93,202
2017
96,032

Source: SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år.

Residents with a foreign background

On the 31st of December 2017 the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 50 911, or 53.01% of the population (96 032 on the 31st of December 2017). On the 31st of December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 27 724, or 34.82% of the population (79 613 on the 31st of December 2002).[3] On 31 December 2017 there were 96 032 residents in Södertälje, of which 37 556 people (39.18%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below - the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden.[4]

Notable people

Localities

Elections

Riksdag

These are the local results of the Riksdag elections since the 1972 municipality reform. The results of the Sweden Democrats were not published by SCB between 1988 and 1998 at a municipal level to the party's small nationwide size at the time. "Votes" denotes valid votes, whereas "Turnout" denotes also blank and invalid votes.

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD ND
1973[5] 90.2 42,332 6.5 46.0 0.0 23.2 8.1 1.5 13.9 0.0 0.0
1976[6] 90.9 43,826 5.5 44.4 0.0 22.2 10.4 1.0 15.9 0.0 0.0
1979[7] 89.5 43,789 6.6 46.5 0.0 14.8 10.1 1.2 19.9 0.0 0.0
1982[8] 90.4 45,372 6.5 49.2 2.3 11.5 4.8 1.3 24.0 0.0 0.0
1985[9] 88.8 46,230 6.3 47.1 1.9 7.1 15.6 0.0 21.0 0.0 0.0
1988[10] 83.0 44,563 6.8 43.7 6.5 7.7 14.0 1.8 18.3 0.0 0.0
1991[11] 83.9 45,204 4.3 40.3 4.1 5.3 9.6 5.0 22.9 0.0 7.9
1994[12] 84.6 46,151 5.5 49.2 5.9 4.5 7.1 3.1 22.8 0.0 1.1
1998[13] 77.2 39,428 10.3 41.4 5.4 3.4 3.9 10.3 22.5 0.0 0.0
2002[14] 76.1 40,914 7.5 42.2 5.9 3.3 12.9 9.6 14.4 0.7 0.0
2006[15] 77.5 42,920 5.6 36.0 6.4 5.4 7.2 7.2 26.8 1.9 0.0
2010[16] 79.5 45,458 5.2 34.0 8.3 3.9 6.2 5.4 29.5 5.6 0.0
2014[17] 77.9 47,151 5.8 32.0 7.3 3.8 4.7 6.9 23.1 12.4 0.0

Blocs

This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party. "Elected" is the total number of percentage points from the municipality that went to parties who were elected to the Riksdag.

Year Turnout Votes Left Right SD Other Elected
1973 90.2 42,332 52.5 45.2 0.0 2.3 97.7
1976 90.9 43,826 49.9 48.5 0.0 1.6 98.4
1979 89.5 43,789 53.1 44.8 0.0 2.1 97.9
1982 90.4 45,372 55.7 40.3 0.0 4.0 96.0
1985 88.8 46,230 53.4 43.7 0.0 2.9 97.1
1988 83.0 44,563 57.0 40.0 0.0 3.0 97.0
1991 83.9 45,204 44.6 42.8 0.0 12.6 95.3
1994 84.6 46,151 60.6 37.5 0.0 1.9 98.1
1998 77.2 39,428 57.1 40.1 0.0 2.8 97.2
2002 76.1 40,914 55.6 40.2 0.0 4.2 95.8
2006 77.5 42,920 48.0 46.6 0.0 5.4 94.6
2010 79.5 45,458 47.5 45.0 5.6 1.9 98.1
2014 77.9 47,151 45.1 38.5 12.4 4.0 96.0

International relations

The municipality is twinned with:[18]

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år (Read 4 januari 2019)
  4. Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017 (XLS-fil) Läst 4 januari 2019
  5. "Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 161)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. "Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 156)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  7. "Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 180)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  8. "Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 181)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  9. "Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 182)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  10. "Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 163)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  11. "Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 23)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  12. "Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 37)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  13. "Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 33)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  14. "Valresultat Riksdag Södertälje kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  15. "Valresultat Riksdag Södertälje kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  16. "Valresultat Riksdag Södertälje kommun 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  17. "Valresultat Riksdag Södertälje kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  18. http://www.sodertalje.se/en/Kommun-demokrati/Internationellt/Vanorter_/

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